EDRR Specialist Noxious Weed Program Colorado Dept of Agriculture Edrr Update Fall 2014 Introduction to EDRR in Colorado 2014 Field Season Rules changes Hairy willowherb Epilobium ID: 301986
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Patty YorkEDRR SpecialistNoxious Weed ProgramColorado Dept. of Agriculture
Edrr
Update
Fall 2014Slide2
Introduction to EDRR in Colorado2014 Field Season
Rules changes
Hairy willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum)Garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)MappingMobile ApplicationTo come in 2015
OutlineSlide3
Early detection & rapid responseSlide4Slide5
Components of EDRRNational System CO State System
Detection and Reporting
Identification and VoucheringRapid AssessmentPlanningRapid Response
Early Detection
Rapid Assessment
Rapid
Response
Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds (FICMNEW)Slide6
New yellow starthistle and rush skeletonweed sites foundSome flood effects seen:Loosestrife,
Woad
, and Mediterranean sageLots of new myrtle spurge projects and cost share programs in place!2014 Field seasonSlide7
Introduction to EDRR in Colorado2014 Field Season
Rules changes
Hairy willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum)Garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)MappingMobile Application
To come in 2015
OutlineSlide8
Hairy willow-herb(Epilobium
hirsutum
)3-6 feet tall; perennialFlowers ½ to 1 inch; blooms June to AugustStems are covered in soft hairsSeeds have white silky tuft in long seedpodLeaves are ½ inch wide, 2-4 inches long, opposite, lance-shaped with toothed edgesReproduces primarily by rhizomesSlide9
perennial herbaceous wetland speciesgrows up to 5’ tallthickly
veined lance-shaped leaves may be up to 15 centimeters long toward base
foliage, stem, and inflorescence covered in bristly hairs and glands regular, trumpet-shaped flowers have four petals so deeply notched they look like four pairsflowers white to light purple or pink with dark veiningfruit is a narrow, hairy, four-chambered capsule up to 10 centimetersFringed, Slender, or Northern Willow herb (Epilobium ciliatum)Slide10
tall glandular, hairy annual herb occasionally reaching two meters in height somewhat gangly and thin like an erect weednarrow, curving, pointed leaves up to a few centimeters in lengthflower has four petals which may be so deeply notched that they look like four pairs; generally light purple or pink, with darker veining
fruit is a
capsule,1 to 3 centimeters longTall, Tall Annual or Panicled Willow-herb or Tall Fireweed(Epilobium brachycarpum)Slide11
flowers are tiny, pink/white/light-blue, and inconspicuous very common and highly variable plant"small and inconspicuous or no withered leaves" at flowering timemoist montane and sub-alpine trails, near ponds, and along irrigation ditches
common to have red stems and leaves in the spring and to return to these colors in the fall
Hornemann's willowherb (Epilobium hornemannii)Slide12
Hairy willow-herb vs. Natives
11
native species of Epilobium exist in ColoradoRange in elevation but mostly in wet placesNative flowers smaller/more delicate and less pinkFringed willow-herb (TE)
Epilobium
ciliatum
Epilobium
brachycarpum
Tall
annual
willow-herb
Marsh willow-herbEpilobium
palustreMilkflower willow-herb (TE)Epilobium lactiflorumTalus willow-herbEpilobium clavatum
Bog willow-herb (TE)Epilobium leptophyllumSlide13
Known in riparian areas of BoulderWas first identified in the Wonderland and Fourmile Canyon Creeks. Is
now
found along Boulder and South Boulder CreeksNot sure how fast it’s spreading, but is definitely a monoculture-forming plantExtra concern due to 2013 floodingGarden loosestrife(Lysimachia vulgaris)Slide14
Introduction to EDRR in Colorado2014 Field Season
Rules changes
Hairy willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum)Garden loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris)Mapping
Mobile Application
To come in 2015
OutlineSlide15
Technician starting November 17thmaps.co.gov/CDAAll List A sites: polygon boundaries & point hotspots
Each site should have:
Site NameYear FoundOne SpeciesBe within one CountyUser_ID (firstname.lastname)At least one hotspot!Mapping
Beulah
2008
Yellow starthistle
Pueblo CountySlide16
Mapping For List A sites
(
Yellow starthistle)Slide17
Mapping For List A sites(Yellow starthistle)Slide18
Mobile AppSlide19
Mobile appSlide20Slide21Slide22Slide23
Phase III of the Online Mapping System!Printing abilityExporting of data
Year-to-Year QQ data transfer
Submit comments and suggestions to patty.york@state.co.usTraveling with the “A Team”African rueElongated mustardMeadow knapweedYellow starthistlePurple loosestrifeA potential new List A species?
What 2015 has in storeSlide24
Flowering rush(Butomus umbellatus
)Slide25
Flowering rush(Butomus
umbellatus
)Perennial aquatic herbaceous plantGrows up to 5 feet tall in shallow waterIn deeper water, it grows submerged (no flowers)Leaves sword shaped & triangular in cross-sectionShowy pink flowers arranged in umbelsReproduces from rootstock “bulb-lets” and by seedSerious problem in Idaho; Expanding in Minnesota
No
super effective treatment solution
known
CSU is currently experimenting with FR
-Minnesota Department of AgricultureSlide26
Conclusion
Hairy willow-herb: List A
Submit List A and Watch List information, online mapping suggestions, and potential field work for the “A Team” to:
patty.york@state.co.us
Polygons and points for List A sites!
CO Noxious Weed App!